New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-17

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universal Church; the congregations Sr
permanent committees into which they are d.
vided are charged with all tbe various and complex
| Cardinal Pecci was q member OF no less than SIX
of these co gre9atons and the matters referred 70
him in this connection alone were more than su.r
| man. But his life of austere simplicity ana we'll
regulated righteousness enabled hin. seemingly' to
| dispatch with ease any amount OF business
Rising before the dawn. even IN the longest
summer DAYS, ho was early at the altar, and
paid his debt OF worship and Devotion ,o When
his attention. His frugality was that OF
hermit for while doing nobly the offices of hos
| ptaty To invited guests or passing strangers, no
| allowed himself no indulgence. But these habits
Of personal austerity and almost monaslIc asGetl-
cism were the hidden secrets Of his interior life,
known only to the few admitted to his utmost
intimacy TO all others whom he received and en-
tertalned with the dignity and courtesy OF prince
the rgor with which he treated himself could only
| DC guessed from the atmosphere Of sweet spiritual
| ty with surrounding the man.
| ELECTING The POPE.
Ricci-Parraccpni, Governor of the Concaye,
walks round the incl0sure examining scrupulously
| every part. and assuring himself III compliance
with his oath OF Office, that there is no possibility
of communication with the outside world. An i'm
perfect Enclosure would entail the nudity of any
choice made by the electors, even though every
other Formally had been strictly observed
The Cardinal Camerlengo THE time has taken
measures Eever before proctlced. A kitchen was
bv his orders installed within the incosnre. with
sn0Iclcnt Number of cooks and other servants. Thus
every article of food was prepared within what was
properly the cOnclave, and no occasion or pretext
left for rausgressng the sacred rules or isola
ton and secrecy rendered necessary by the long
On both sides of the chapel, down along those
walls on which true Christian art has lett It's
masterpieces, sixty Our lofty screens have been
erected and in front OF these are seats for the car
dinals, every seat being numbered. There is before
each seat u snail square table with writing
materials. Each seat is canopied, tho canopy being
the emblem of sovereignty, anu all these Papal
electors are now co-equa sharcrs III that sovcr-
mead of the Pope of their choice. Fonr of these
seats, with the overhangng canopies, tho tables,
and .he screens behind, are draped in green
The morning of Tuesday. February 10, has
dawned OH Romc-a balmy morning rising cloud
less ard g0lden-tmted bey0rd the Qulrnal and the
Esqninc, and flooding the lofty masses OF the
Vatican and the dome of 81. Peters with It's iirst
beams Few there are. if any. within the Vatican
and the cOuclave who have not been beforehand
with tho dawn. And today there Is uore ed than
usual in their being early before the mercy seat
And ere yet the early morning hours have passed.
the 70 CO of the master of ceremonies WHO IS mere
tho organ of the Church. Is heard as lie passes
along the corridors where the eectors arc lodged
pronOunclng the sacTamental formula, IN cdpettdm
d0miai-" 10 the chapel, my lordsW Aud to the
chapel with the docIty of school toys oheying a
summons to morning prayer, the venerable tram OF
purplo ROBBED prelates 40 ut once. There they take
the seats allotted them. the Camerlenao. Cardi-
nal Pecci, taking that marked number nine on
the Gospel side, and not far from tho altar Inc
snb-dean celebrates Low Mass after which all
take Their seats. Now begins the real work OF eec-
ton.
Three cardinals are chosen 10y vote as scrutineers;
their bu -iness to examine every schedud billet or
vote aud to note and announce tho result. 10
each clcciOr is gwen sc6edui or voting PAPER pre-
pared after n gwen form. In tho centre he writes
the name of tie person for whom he votes. At the
ION of The sheet he writes ont the first part Of tho
form: al " Cardinal ~, elect for Sovereign Pom
tin my most Reverend Lord Cardinal -
Tho part containing tine name of the e!ector IS
fol led and sealed, leaving visible IN the middle
space only tie name OF the candidate lie votes for
At the lower eud Of tho sheet he then writes %
text OF Scripture OF his own choice. which is also
sealed IN like his name at the top and serves. In
case of doubt to verify his vote aud signature.
These papers havr been carefully disirhutei, one
to each tho electors 10y the secretary Ot the con
clave; and each cardinal having duly hIcd the
sheet and sealed it, all ~ ready for the balloing
On the altar stands a large chalcc WI; It's paten,
made aud consecrdted for this sp cal Iurposc.
The cardinals in uue order advance one ny one IN
succession o. the altar steIs l. elcctor. knrei-
Ing. pronounces IN lonl ana 'lstinci voice lue
solemn words: call Christ our LORD VINO WIZ
jndg go mo- to witness that elect tho person VINO
before God think should be elected, and which
shall make good In the accesSus." Then, ascending
the platform of the altar. he lays the fol led schodgd
on the paten, and from this drois ~ INTO the
rLaiice Willie cardinal after cardinal Is thus Civ
inr his vote in the chapel. the vote OF Cardinal
Amat has been taken In his cell, according 10 inc
strict formalitcs onloncd by the pontIncaI hccrees
Ali the bulletins having been thus dcpOsited IN
tho chalicc. the three scrntlnccrs ascend 10 the
a tar One of them takes the chalice, covers II
with the paten. ami shakes II well A second then
takes them ont and counts them. one bv one into
another chalIce. There are exactly sNly-onei hai
thprs OF less tile sc.t,d itd must AL
have been burned anu the DaHOtpg must nave p'cu
bryun again The scrutn;cTs now take tue second
chnlico with its contents. ana carry II 20 large
square table draped in purple aud 80 placed That
tie scrutincers seated at IL plainly 10 view OF all
the electors The senior scrntineer draws from the
chal!cc tho first folded paper his Hand touches
reads the name written IN the open middle space |
then hands it To the s'rntiheer h1Nt III s'nloI,N
q no also reads tho alOGd and axes note OF H.
The third does the same each name belng thus
Meanwhile each OF tbs other electors, seated at
hi. own table, has printed st OF al the cafdhn's
before him, ana makcs marx opposite 20 tHc name
tins read out. Ivcntythroe times the name OF |
Gar final Joachim Pecci ~ thus announced. NO
other member OF the conclayc receive, anything |
approaching this number Oi votes. As the name OF
tho Camcrlengo thus comes up with ohinous ire |
ducncy lie is seen 10 be greatly disturbed Ills pale
iute lrctua ascctlc countenancc IL overcast ny an
cvrr,.,iou of mingled dismay and grief StIl the |
number twcntythrre is not that of half the electors
present, and an absolute iwo-thirI' majority Is
necessary to an election. II MS the trst morning
session % the coucaye passed without any result
The balloting papers arc therefore, according 10
rule burned, aud the blue smoke issuing from tho |
sirnder stove-pipe hrust through window In the
chanel tPs tho cXprctant crowd on THO square OF
~ pctet'1 that no Popo AS yet has been chosen.
Joachim Perc with heavy. fore Joding heart |
rrttes TO his cell, praying ferventy that the burden
of the Pontihcatc may lot DO iaid Oh MS aged
Tte hour for the afternoon session has come and |
the voice of the master of ceremonies fails on the
ears of the Cardinal Camerlengo win starting
soJnd: TO the chapel, my lords
Cardinal Pcccs turn TO early, his scat |
beng near the altar and bearing the number nine |
~ lcnyth the last bulletin has fallen into the !
haice on tho altar and the scrutineers have began
20 announce and cOdnt out the names OF those |
voted for. Again Cardinal Joachim Peers name
il repeated " It'll even moro significant frequency |
tba in tho morning He soon has 10 mark twenty
three oppO lite to his own name on the printed st
before him again and again his name occurs MI |
tho amber reaches thirty-one-haN 1t the electors
present; and on tho number swclls till Is is IN
creased 10 thirty-cight!
SlIut when tho number thirty has been reached |
and passed the trouble. tho emotion, the terror OF |
the minded Camereugo have become I'M
comfortable. Cardinal Bonnet Archbishop OF Bor-
draux whose seat was next to Cardlntl PeccIs.
describes what no then behed in discourse from |
his cathedral pulpit .on his return home from the
conc.aNe: